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Meaning of "phimosis" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHIMOSIS

Via New Latin from Greek: a muzzling, from phimos a muzzle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHIMOSIS

phimosis  [faɪˈməʊsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHIMOSIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phimosis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHIMOSIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phimosis

Phimosis, from the Greek phimos, is a condition in males where the foreskin cannot be fully retracted over the glans penis. The term may also refer to clitoral phimosis in women, whereby the clitoral hood cannot be retracted, limiting exposure of the glans clitoridis. At birth, the foreskin is fused to the glans and is not retractable. Huntley et al. state that "non-retractability can be considered normal for males up to and including adolescence." Normal developmental non-retractability does not cause any problems. Phimosis is deemed pathological when it causes problems, such as difficulty urinating or performing normal sexual functions. There are numerous causes of so-called pathological phimosis. Common treatments include steroid creams, manual stretching, changing masturbation habits, preputioplasty, and circumcision.

Definition of phimosis in the English dictionary

The definition of phimosis in the dictionary is abnormal tightness of the foreskin, preventing its being retracted over the tip of the penis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHIMOSIS


anaplasmosis
ˌænəplæzˈməʊsɪs
anastomosis
əˌnæstəˈməʊsɪs
anemosis
ˌænɪˈməʊsɪs
chemiosmosis
ˌkɛmɪɒzˈməʊsɪs
chemosmosis
ˌkɛmɒzˈməʊsɪs
diagnosis
ˌdaɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs
ecchymosis
ˌɛkɪˈməʊsɪs
electroendosmosis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌɛndɒzˈməʊsɪs
endosmosis
ˌɛndɒsˈməʊsɪs
exosmosis
ˌɛksɒzˈməʊsɪs
gummosis
ɡʌˈməʊsɪs
histoplasmosis
ˌhɪstəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs
limosis
laɪˈməʊsɪs
mycoplasmosis
ˌmaɪkəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs
necrosis
nɛˈkrəʊsɪs
osmosis
ɒzˈməʊsɪs
paraphimosis
ˌpærəˌfɪˈməʊsɪs
syndesmosis
ˌsɪndɛsˈməʊsɪs
toxoplasmosis
ˌtɒksəʊplæzˈməʊsɪs
zymosis
zaɪˈməʊsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHIMOSIS

philosophisation
philosophiser
philosophism
philosophist
philosophistic
philosophization
philosophize
philosophizer
philosophizing
philosophy
philoxenia
philter
philtra
philtre
philtrum
phimotic
phishing
phisnomy
phiz
phizog

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHIMOSIS

apoptosis
atherosclerosis
babesiosis
berylliosis
cystic fibrosis
electro-osmosis
fibrosis
hypnosis
metamorphosis
misdiagnosis
multiple sclerosis
osteoporosis
pediculosis
prognosis
psychosis
reverse osmosis
sclerosis
stenosis
thrombosis
tuberculosis

Synonyms and antonyms of phimosis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phimosis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHIMOSIS

Find out the translation of phimosis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phimosis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phimosis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

包茎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fimosis
570 millions of speakers

English

phimosis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निरुद्धप्रकाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شبم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фимоз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fimose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুংজননেন্দ্রিয়ের আবরণ ত্বকের সঙ্কোচনহীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phimosis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phimosis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phimose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

包茎
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phimosis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phimosis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்தோல் குறுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फाइमोसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fimozis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fimosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stulejki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фімоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fimoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φίμωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phimosis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phimosis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fimose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phimosis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHIMOSIS»

The term «phimosis» is normally little used and occupies the 108.603 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHIMOSIS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phimosis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHIMOSIS»

Discover the use of phimosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phimosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clinical Pediatric Urology
Table 8.1 Incidence of phimosis in children Age (years) Phimosis (%) Tight prepuce (%) to be 'pus'. Hopefully, physicians easily recognize that this is not an infection but the physiologic appearance of smegma. Reassurance usually quiets  ...
A. Barry Belman, Lowell R. King, Stephen A. Kramer, 2001
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Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine
LWBK232-115-123 638 Section XI: Renal and Urologic Emergencies if expressed from the penis. Pathologic phimosis, or simply phimosis, occurs when retraction of the foreskin is not possible after puberty or when the foreskin was previously ...
Allan B. Wolfson, Gregory W. Hendey, Louis J. Ling, 2009
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Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology
MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS Phimosis This is a condition in which the prepuce cannot be retracted, usually as a consequence of nonspecific chronic bacterial infections, lichen sclerosus, or congenitally abnormally long foreskin.
Stephen S. Sternberg, Stacey E. Mills, Darryl Carter, 2004
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Male and Female Circumcision
the "uncircumcised" penis of any baby they might see is suffering from phimosis and thus in need of circumcision. In this way, any neonatal circumcision is transformed from prophylactic, non-therapeutic surgery into corrective surgery. 7.
George C. Denniston, Frederick Mansfield Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos, 1999
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De la restauration du prépuce dans l'opération du phimosis ...
DE LA RESTAURATION ou PRÉPUCE naus IJOPÉBATWN DU PHIMOSIS ET DU PARAPHIDIOSIS. Le phimnsis et le paraphimosis constituent deux maladies chirurgicales assez communes dans la pratique des hôpitaux. Si leur mécanisme  ...
Joseph-Pierre-Eléonor Pétrequin, 1849
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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
... is drawn cranially. If replacement cannot be accomplished within a few hours, an indwelling urethral catheter is sutured in place. Temporary or permanent surgical enlargement of the preputial orifice may be necessary (see "Phimosis").
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Urologic Pathology
Less frequently, the prepuce is excised in the clinical circumstances of phimosis or balanoposthitis. Phimosis, or the inability to retract the prepuce because of an abnormally small preputial orifice, may be of acquired or congenital origin.
Robert O. Petersen, I. Sesterhenn, Charles J. Davis, 2009
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Homoeopathic Management of Male Sexual Disorders
Gonorrhoea; phimosis; with burning, and dropsy of prepuce — Dig. Phimosis. The prepuce cannot be drawn back — Jac-c. Dropsical swelling of prepuce. Phimosis — Lyc. Puffing, or inflammatory swelling of prepuce. Phimosis — Merc.
Ahmad Sayeed, 2002
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Porth Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States
Phimosis refers to a tightening of the prepuce or penile foreskin that prevents its retraction over the glans. Embryologi- cally, the foreskin begins to develop during the eighth week of gestation as a fold of skin at the distal edge of the penis that ...
Charlotte Pooler, 2009
10
Perfect Cure Through Homoeopathy
Phimosis An abnormally small opening at the tip of the foreskin preventing the foreskin from being retracted over the head of the penis. In phimosis, the foreskin cannot be pulled back (retracted) over the glans of the penis because the opening ...
K.R. Gulati, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHIMOSIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phimosis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mom in circumcision battle hopes for reunion with son after deal to …
... 2013 the circumcision was necessary because the boy was urinating on his leg due to a condition called phimosis, which prevents retraction ... «Sun Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
Erectile Dysfunction: The Secret To Achieving A Good Erection, Plus …
These conditions include one where the skin of the penis cannot be pulled back — known as Phimosis — congenital penile curvature — when ... «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
3
Pompeii Fertility God Really Had Penis Disorder: Doctor
"The disproportionate virile member is distinctively characterized by a patent phimosis, more specifically a shut phimosis," he says. In other ... «Newser, Jun 15»
4
Ancient Romans may have had penis problem, Pompeii fresco …
In the fresco, Priapus was suffering from phimosis – a condition of the penis where the foreskin does not fully retract, which can be debilitating ... «RT, Jun 15»
5
Pompeii fresco of Priapus shows penis disorder
'The disproportionate virile member is distinctively characterized by a patent phimosis, more specifically a shut phimosis,' Francesco Maria ... «Metro, Jun 15»
6
Fresco Of Priapus From Pompeii Depicts Problematic Genitalia
... of minor god Priapus from the House of the Vettii, is getting a new interpretation by a medical doctor who has diagnosed a shut phimosis, ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Penis Disorder Found in Fertility God Pompeii Portrait
"The disproportionate virile member is distinctively characterized by a patent phimosis, more specifically a shut phimosis," Francesco Maria ... «Discovery News, Jun 15»
8
One boy slumbers while another suffers: A mother reflects on …
The boy's father, Dennis Nebus, claims his son has "phimosis" -- meaning the foreskin is too tightly fused to the glans of the penis and won't ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jun 15»
9
4 People Whose Punishments Don't Fit Their "Crimes"
Hironimus first fought the order in court, but the father then claimed the child had phimosis, a condition where the foreskin doesn't retract, and ... «Care2.com, Jun 15»
10
No One Wants To Live In A World Of Uncircumcised Penises
It prevents a whole galaxy of hideous illnesses that come from having a turtleneck: balanitis, balanoposthitis, phimosis and paraphimosis. «Breitbart News, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Phimosis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phimosis>. Apr 2024 ».
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